Anticholinergic drugs and the many, many more drugs with anticholinergic side effects are ubiquitous in medical practice. The presentation below will describe parasympathetic physiology as well as anticholinergic pharmacology.
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Dopamine and Acetylcholine are key players in Psychiatric and Extrapyramidal Physiology and Pharmacology. The presentation below will help to clarify these affects and also help you to remember them.
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… Read the restThe interaction between clonidine and beta blockers (metoprolol, atenolol, carvedilol, nadolol, etc.) is often foggy in the mind of health care professionals. This confusion stems from the fact that the … Read the rest
Beta blockers are some of the most commonly used drugs. Understanding the pharmacology is foundational to good pharmacy and medical practice. You might want to start with the One Minute … Read the rest
Understanding the sympathetic nervous system is critical to understanding the pharmacology of a myriad of drugs. This power point will refresh your feeble memories and make it all clear. The … Read the rest
For Research Purposes
The Gold Standard for GFR is iodine 125 labeled iothalamate clearance
The Gold Standard for Creatinine Clearance is :
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… Read the restEvaluating and Monitoring Renal Function
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Click on the arrows to page through the tutorial on the statistical concepts of specificity and sensitivity. In my experience, people get confused when they try … Read the rest
The purpose of inferential statistics is to predict differences between groups in the general population by measuring the difference in a small sample.
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- Blood pressure lowering of two drugs:
Albert and I had to go into the beautiful mountains of the island of Bali to research these rules. Bali is one of many islands that make up the country … Read the rest
Statistical Power
OK, so John Lennon didn’t really write this , but statistical power is a very abstract concept and the ability to “imagine” really helps.
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